Statutory Instruments
2010 No. 629

Merchant Shipping
The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Made
4th March 2010

Laid before Parliament
10th March 2010

Coming into force
31st March 2010

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of powers conferred by section 205(5) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(1):

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.

(2) They come into force on 31st March 2010.

Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997

2.  In paragraph 3(1A)(b)(2) in Part II (Scale of Payments) of Schedule 2 to the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997(3)—

(a)for “43 pence” substitute “41 pence”; and

(b)for “£17,200” substitute “£16,400”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Paul Clark
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Transport
4th March 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Regulations 1997 by substituting a lower figure (41p instead of 43p) for the rate at which light dues are payable for any one voyage by a ship which ends at a port or place in the United Kingdom on or after 1st April 2010 (regulation 2(a)). Regulation 2(b) makes a corresponding downward adjustment in the maximum amount payable for any one voyage.

An impact assessment showing the beneficial effect that the instrument is expected to have on the costs of business is available from Ports Division, Department for Transport, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website (www.opsi.gov.uk). A copy has been placed in the library of each House of Parliament.

(1)
1995 c.21.

(2)
Sub-paragraph (1A) of paragraph 3 was substituted by S.I. 2009/1371, regulation 2(1) and (2), in place of the sub-paragraph inserted by S.I. 2006/649, regulation 2(1) and (2)(b).

(3)
S.I. 1997/562; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2006/649 and 2009/1371.